List of Famous people born in Japan

Muga Tsukaji is a Japanese comedian and actor. He performs boke in the comedy duo Drunk Dragon. His partner is Taku Suzuki. He is nicknamed Tsukacchan (塚っちゃん).

Hayato Ichihara is a Japanese actor who is best known for his roles in film and television, including the 2001 film All About Lily Chou-Chou. In 2009 he was voted one of Oricon's "fresh Stars" of the year. In 2009 he was also voted the 4th most attractive male celebrity in a swimsuit. In 2011 in a poll by NTT DoCoMo Ichihara was voted as having the 7th best abs based on 1,720 votes.

Rika Tachibana is a Japanese voice actress, singer and model. She was represented by the Holy Peak talent agency until 2018. She is now represented by With Line since February 2019. On July 2019, she transferred to PUGNUS.

Obata no Onīsan is a Japanese comedian.

Jay Litherland is an American competition swimmer of both Japanese and New Zealand descent. He currently represents DC Trident which is part of the International Swimming League. He placed second at the 2016 US Olympic Swimming Trials in the 400m individual medley, qualifying him for the 2016 Summer Olympics. He is a World University Games gold medalist at the 2015 Summer Universiade and a bronze medalist at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships. Litherland competes for the University of Georgia in American collegiate swimming. Jay is a triplet whose brothers Kevin and Mick also swim for University of Georgia. Jay and his brothers grew up swimming at Dynamo Swim Club in Atlanta and were coached by Rich Murphy, Jason Turcotte, and Franz Ressigue.

Misako Yasuda is a Japanese actress and former gravure idol who is represented by the talent agency, Artist-house Pyramid.

Masami Odate is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by her ring name Io Shirai . She is currently signed to WWE, where she performs on the NXT brand, and is the current NXT Women's Champion in her first reign.

Toshiaki Endo is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet. A native of Kaminoyama, Yamagata and graduate of Chuo University, he was elected to the assembly of Yamagata Prefecture in 1983, serving there for one term. In 1993 he was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time as an independent after an unsuccessful run in 1990. He headed an overhaul of Japan's English language education. In 2015 he was appointed to oversee the 2020 Summer Olympics preparations on behalf of the Japanese government.

Maya Sakura is an enka singer and child actress. In 2008, she made her debut with the single "Tairyō Matsuri" (大漁まつり) at the age of 10. In 2009, she received a "New Artist" award at the 51st Annual Japan Record Awards, becoming the youngest person to do so.

Ryosuke Otani is a Japanese actor and voice actor represented by the talent agency Fathers Corporation. He graduated from Rokko Junior and Senior High School and Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology.